Rocktoberfest Half Marathon & 5 Miler

It’s time to break the air guitar and extra mascara out. Rocktoberfest is coming back to town with its original course! As the longest distance in our Six Pack Series, this one really brings the house down!

In-Person – Cash or Check: Complete an application and register in person at the following Run For Your Life locations from now until Monday, October 14. During packet pickup, in-person applications will only be accepted during hours that packet pickup is happening at each respective location.

The start and finish are the same for both races with the course winding through the beautiful streets of the tree lined Elizabeth neighborhood. The post-race festival will be in the Belk Plaza on the greenway adjacent to the Grady Cole Center just under South Kings Drive.

Course

Check out our Strava event for detailed course data on what exactly this race holds in store for you!

Half Marathon Course

5 Mile Course

Directions

The race starts right next to Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium home to multiple minor league sports teams! at NewDominion Bank in the Metropolitan complex and finishes at the Memorial Stadium. The street address for the start line is 1241 Charlottetowne Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204. For directions click here and type in your starting address.

Parking

Parking will be available at CPCC Deck #2 located at 1108 A Charlottetowne Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204 (Corner of Charlottetowne and 4th) and costs $5 cash. This is right at the start/finish line.

Site Map

Awards

All finishers will receive a finisher medal. We will also award:

Half Marathon

Top 5 Overall Male & Female

Top 3 Masters Male & Female

Top 3 Male & Female Age Groups

Top 3 Clydesdale & Athena*

5 Miler

Top 3 Overall Male & Female

Top 3 Masters Male & Female

Top 3 Male & Female Age Groups

Top 3 Clydesdale & Athena*

Awards will be presented at awards ceremony and will not be mailed. Awards will be kept for 2 weeks at the Midtown Run For Your Life location, no exceptions!

Event Schedule

Pet Policy: Sorry, but you’ll have to leave the pets at home for this race. We all love our animal sidekicks, but sometimes they get a little excited and try to tie up other runners. Don’t worry they will be waiting for you at the finish line!

Course Time Limit: A 180-min (13:43 min/mi) time limit for the Half Marathon and 80-min (16:00 min/mi) time limit for the 5mi course will be enforced. Runners who fall behind these cutoffs may be asked to clear the road for their own safety.

Music

We’re excited to have The Grab Bag Band back for your 2018 entertainment! They’ll be rocking the main stage to keep the party going once you cross that finish line.

Beneficiary

We are excited to partner with RunningWorks for the third year in a row! RunningWorks is a non-profit running program founded to use sport to empower individuals and families to break cycles of abuse, neglect, poverty and homelessness – one stride at a time.

Their vision is to stop the destructive cycle of homelessness before it starts by reaching the most vulnerable and socially excluded with values accrued through running – skills they can use to further their lives.

You need three S’s when it comes to race day. Selfies. Sweat. and SWAG!! You don’t have to worry one bit when it come’s to the swag department at our races.

Finisher’s Medal

All participants will receive a finisher’s medal. The medal will be one of six collectors medals. Run all races in the Six Pack Race Series and connect them to make one HUGE medal!

Double Medals

We are offering the Double Medal again this year! If you plan to run the Rocktoberfest Half Marathon and the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon or Half Marathon, you can get extra bling! Just make sure you are registered before September 27th!

Gender Specific Shirts

YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE OCTOBER 1 TO GUARANTEE YOUR GENDER SPECIFIC SHIRT. AFTER OCTOBER 1 SHIRTS WILL BE ASSIGNED WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

Pace & Timing

The half marathon has a time limit of 3 hours. In order to comply with the agreement with the City of Charlotte, streets comprising the route must be reopened to vehicular traffic on a set schedule.

Timing mats will be located at the Start, 10K, and the Finish. Runners who do not register a split time at one of the checkpoints will be subject to disqualification.

Sponsors

These are the real heroes of the day! We wouldn’t be able to put on this race or any of our races without these amazing Charlotte companies. Be sure to swing by each of their booths and thank your neighbor for supporting an active city to live in.